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Entries Tagged as 'Ft. Chiswell'

the pride of miller’s creek

November 5th, 2011 · 8 Comments · opinion, politics

As cynical as I tend to be about politics and politicians, once in awhile someone comes along who restores my faith in the system. Joe Hale, candidate for the Ft. Chiswell District Supervisor, is such a person. Joe Hale is a successful businessman who continues to meet a payroll. Through his architectural and environmental engineering [...]

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feliz cinco de mayo!

May 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment · festivals

Cinco de Mayo is a regional Mexican holiday that celebrates the victory of an outmanned, outgunned Mexican army over the invading French forces of Napolean III at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. At the time, the French army was the most powerful in the world, and had not been defeated in 50 [...]

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getting back to it

January 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · musings

Okay..I’ve been on an unscheduled blogging break. The reason I call it unscheduled is because I don’t plan these things, they just happen. One day I don’t feel like writing and one day leads to another and the next thing I know weeks go by and yada yada yada. Anyway, here I go again. The [...]

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